I am actually torn over Edwards. He could use a good horse whipping and if I was a family member of his late wife I would give it to him.

At the same time, I do not care for criminalizing politics (I suspect Scooter Libby doesn’t either). We sort of know he used campaign funds to hide a hush money payment from his wife. Now it is up to the jury to decide whether or not that should be criminal. Arguably it should be, but this is not slam dunk on the facts.

DonaldBorschJr May 24th, 2012 @ 10:51 am

It is a truer than true fact that repentance ne’er killed no one. Painful, yes. Uncomfortable, definitely. But life-threatening? Hardly. Quite the opposite, actually. And indeed, the God I worship loves a heart full of contrition. He’s awesome like that.

Juries are our system, but it is just not correct to assume they have any monopoly – or even plurality – on judging facts. It was juries that set OJ free and awarded Edwards millions in phony damages. Juries convicted Libby and Conrad Black. Juries turned Bill Ayers and Casey Anthony loose.

If it comes down to some arcane technicality, the case could go either way. BUT the point is that the donors would NEVER have given the money if Edwards hadn’t been a Presidential candidate. And there is no doubt at all that he was the one who orchestrated the entire scheme.

If he walks, he walks – and he is far from the worst to escape justice. But a jury verdict doesn’t mean innocence, only insufficient evidence in their judgement to prove guilt to a legal standard.

Finrod Felagund May 24th, 2012 @ 3:53 pm

Neither are to be confused with John Edward, or as South Park called him, The Biggest Douche In The Universe.

Dandapani May 27th, 2012 @ 11:15 am

No hell in the Hindu paradigm, but only bad Karma to be resolved, over and over and over. Good luck with that, Edwards.